Under the agreement, the American venture-backed firm will refine its ‘one-to-many’ missile defence constellation and enhance critical hardware to support both missile defence and broader space operations. The work reflects the growing urgency to deploy disruptive space-based capabilities amid evolving global threats.
Co-founder Ryan Sullivan said: “Space Kinetic is committed to building a new paradigm for space operations — one that provides the United States with technological surprise across our most urgent national security priorities in the domain. We’re thrilled to be working with DARPA on this effort and look forward to building on the foundation we have set on asymmetric space-based missile defense over the past 18 months.”
Space Kinetic focuses on developing technologies that break from traditional ‘one-to-one’ models in favour of scalable, flexible systems designed for contested and complex threat environments. Its approach aims to reduce the economic and operational barriers that have hindered the fulfilment of top national security priorities in space.
